Playa Martianez has good surf and its Tenerife beach front is definitely improving.

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Playa Martianez is a small Tenerife beach which is not much more than 200 meters long.

It's in the oldest resort Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife North.

Find additional data for the beach called Martianez, such as for hotels and more below...(Se encuentra data adicional como para hoteles cerca de la playa llamada Martianez en bajo)

The best time for surfboarding there is during winter months. I noticed this fact every year.

Beginner and advanced surfing waves

The waves are not of the easy kind where one can ride horizontally for a long time.

I have been told that there are two right waves called 'Derechas' in Spanish surfing terms. Only the one nearer to the Martianez cliffs is suited for the professional surfer. Of course, that part inside the bay is not crowded by surfboarding learners. However, the right wave
on its left is good for surfing practices. Also, no dangerous rocks seem to be near its shore to endanger surf training. I am not an expert surfer. However, I cannot help to compare Playa Martianez waves to those I am more familiar with in the Indian Ocean which are totally different.

However, notice that the best swells of the Playa Martianez beach seem to be between October and end of April, contrary to the south of Tenerife. The Martianez seashore has been known for surfboarding as far back as from 1950 onwards.

Playa Martianez beach has a nice new bistro. New are also the looks of this small 250 meter long beach front which has been improved.

More sand has been added for enlargement. Large pebbles at some places are still to be removed.
No white sand was used, by the way, like for someTenerife beaches which have turned into a mixed color since sand has been brought in from the Sahara.

A friend was with me who had a local Dorada beer as bottle for EU 1,60 while I took a Cortado which is an espresso type coffee for EU 1,00.

Who would mind paying that for such a lovely spot with stunning ocean and mountain view and surfers to provide excitement?
We could have ordered a snack. Food looked good there. However, we were not hungry.

Our waiter told us that more beach novelties are on the agenda.

He said that the Socialist Party is pushing it now. Action will mean the planting of tall palm trees as well as installation of important beach front amenities.

The position of Playa Martianez at the end of Avda.Generalisimo/
Avda.Colon is right by several big Tenerife hotels.

Plenty pubs,restaurants, shops, discos and Lago Martianez are close by.

Playa Martianez surfing and body surfing
are great, especially, in winter while spring is showing the best waves.

This beach with its semi breakwater at the side of the lido Martianez is a small surfers' paradise.

It's by far better, by the way, than at Playa Jardin at the other end of the oldest resort of Tenerife.

We were enjoying a great scenery at this beach while watching a surfer in a red body suit. A couple of other guys were trying their luck to ride the waves. Their surf boards were sleek and professional, by the way.

The Canary Islands junior surf championships at beach Martianez are organized by

La Santa Surf www.lasantasurf.es.

Also take note of a good local surf school which teaches you all about riding the Martianez waves and more...
www.lamareasurfschool.com
38300 Puerto de la Cruz
Phone: +34 922 105 534
Mobile: +34 699 173 722

You can see by the photo some publicity displayed by major surf board sellers on the day of the championship.

Playa Martianez beach has another great advantage. It's never really crowded because Playa Jardin, the lido with its lakes as well as rock pools San Telmo are nearby. Not to forget is a tiny beach by the old harbor where people also go to bath.

Please, go from Playa Martianez to the lido Lago Martianez to see why its called 'the Lake' (lago) or 'the Lakes' of Puerto de la Cruz.

Visible new improvement by Martianez beach.

November 2011

You can see that the old timber bridge leading from a short beach promenade is still blocked and needs repairs.

Click image to enlarge and discover a new beach access which is almost opposite the lovely Hotel San Felipe...

Concrete steps wind down from the road to the sand. They were surrounded by good landscaping with palms and other subtropical trees and shrubs. When I took the photo they looked rather dry, as is normal, especially, with tall palms which were transplanted. Also, notice Tamarisks which I often call whisper trees. They reach as far as the timber bridge. Those are new additions, too.

Hopefully, everything as well as greenery which is not in the picture will become lush again by winter rains. They were a blessing in 2008 and 2009 but, not that good afterwards.

So more progress will be noticeable this coming summer by the smallest of Puerto Cruz surf beaches.

How get to Martianez surf beach from Tenerife South?

It's no problem to do Tenerife excursions for surfing to Puerto de la Cruz from resorts in the South. An easy way to find out routes from north or south towns of the island may be found at Titsa public buses including times of arrival, the lot.

You will always find several options via the Capital with bus 102 or 103 or via Los Gigantes where you may catch the direct line 325 to Puerto de la Cruz. You may also go to Icod de los Vinos first and then directly. At Tenerife Transport you find more useful information as well as tips on how to go by public buses while saving money to reach Playa Martianez.

Parking by Martianez beach for surfing:

Leave your car by the huge grounds for best Tenerife parking Puerto de la Cruz by its quay Muelle.

It's not more than a 20 minutes leisure walk from there to Playa Martianez and the stroll is very pleasant and highly interesting even when you know the oldest Tenerife resort a little.

Much of it may be seen in a holiday in Tenerife with many focal points leading almost to the beach of best surf in Puerto Cruz.

Combine Loro Park with Martianez beach...

Go visit Loro Park, the Lido Martianez and the hanging gardens of Playa Jardin all at once. Use the bus route via Icod de los Vinos. Later, get off at Playa Jardin or, opposite at Loro Park There jump onto the little free train and ride it almost as far as Playa Martianez.

That way you get to know three interesting Tenerife attractions, all by bus.

How get from Loro Park to Martianez sea shore?

From there it means turning right and for ever straight.

It's almost impossible to get lost as long as you know that the best surf beach of Puerto de la Cruz is at the other end of town once you are by the shore.

Additonal data for Playa Martianez:

• Location: Puerto de la Cruz (oldest Tenerife resort) on West coast of Atlantic,
  30 minutes or 30 km appr. from capital Santa Cruz
• Postal Code: 38400
• Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• Country: Spain
• Tel: No telephone available as beaches don't have telephones
• Nearest freeway: Less than 1 km from beach is TF 5 freeway
• Distance from Center of town: About 800 to 1200 meters.
• Distance to nearest surf school: Almost over the road opposite beach is Surf School La Marea
  Tel: 922 36 105 534, Mobil: 699 173 722 with classes of 2 hour sessions 4 or 3 times weekly
  
• Yearly temperatures of ocean: 22 degrees Celsius on everage
• Hotels in vicinity: Many Tenerife hotels such as hotels San Felipe or Hotel Puerto Palace are close by.
• Shops and restaurants by Playa Martianez: Many shops, bistros and Tenerife restaurants are only a step away,
  such as a Chinese Restaurant for good cheap buffets
  which cost about euros 6 only.
• Distance from La Orotava: About 25 minutes
• Distance from Titsa bus station: About half an hour on foot or,br> get there with bus nr.183 Avda. Generalisimo
• Nearest taxis: 30 meters in Avenida Generalisimo which ends at beach of Martianez
• Nearest tourist office Tel:922 631 194
• Medical attendance by beach: None

Translation of Data playa Martianez into Spanish:(Traducción de data adicional para la playa llamada Martianez:)

• Donde está Playa Martianez? Puerto de la Cruz C/P 38400,
  Costa Oeste del Atlántico,
• Provincia: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• País: España
• Distancia de capitál de Tenerif: 30 km appr.
• Tel: No - playas no tienen teléfono.
• Autovia: TF 5 a menos de que 1 km
• Hacia centro ciudád: 800 - 1200 metros
• Distancia escuela surf más próxima: Escuela Marea frente de la playa Martianez
  Tel:922 36 105 534, Mobil: 699 173 722 con cursos de 2 horas 4 o 3 dias por semana
• Temperaturas promedias del Atlántico por año: 22 grados celsius
• Hoteles en vecinidád: 10 metros frente de la playa
  como Hotel San Felipe en la foto encima o Hotel Puerto Plaza con 50 metros del surf.
  Hay muchos Tenerife hotels cerca de la playa de Martianez.
• Tiendas, bodegas y restaurantes: Muy cerca hay muchas tiendas y Tenerife restaurantes
  como el Restaurante Chino con buffets buenos de aproximadamente euros 6
• Distancia La Orotava: Aprox.25 minutes
• Distancia estación buses (Guaguas Titsa): Aprox. media hora caminando
  por bus es el numéro 183 en Avda.Generalisimo
• Taxi: Distancia 30 metros en Avda.Generalisimo la que acabe a la playa
• Oficina Tourismo más cerca: Tel: 922 631 194
• Ayuda médica: Nada en la playa

A surf school called Santa Surf which also had a shop by that name was very good. I knew the owner but, was not able to locate him lately and the homepage is gone. Now there is only the school La Marea left which is also very close to Playa Martianez.

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